feat(auth): Enforce global email verification for all users, restrict dashboard if unverified, add verification badges and banners

api/routes/auth.js

@@ -37,7 +37,27 @@ router.post('/register', async (req, res) => {
             [email, hash, assignedRole]
         );
 
-        const token = jwt.sign({ id: newUser.rows[0].id, email: newUser.rows[0].email, role: newUser.rows[0].role }, JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '14d' });
+        const userId = newUser.rows[0].id;
+        const userEmail = newUser.rows[0].email;
+
+        // Auto send verification email
+        const tokenStr = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
+        await pgPool.query('UPDATE users SET email_verification_token = $1 WHERE id = $2', [tokenStr, userId]);
+
+        const baseUrl = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'https://qr.houseofwebsites.ai';
+        const verifyLink = `${baseUrl}/verify-email?token=${tokenStr}`;
+
+        const html = `
+            <h2>Verify Your Email</h2>
+            <p>Thanks for registering for CK-QR! Please verify your email address to unlock your dashboard features.</p>
+            <a href="${verifyLink}" style="display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#4f46e5;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:5px;">Verify Email</a>
+            <p>Or copy and paste this link: <br> ${verifyLink}</p>
+        `;
+
+        // Send email asynchronously without blocking registration response
+        sendMail(userEmail, 'Verify your CK-QR account', html).catch(e => console.error('Failed to send auto-verify email:', e));
+
+        const token = jwt.sign({ id: userId, email: userEmail, role: newUser.rows[0].role }, JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '14d' });
         res.cookie('token', token, { httpOnly: true, maxAge: 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, secure: false, sameSite: 'lax' });
 
         res.status(201).json({ message: 'User registered', user: newUser.rows[0] });

api/routes/qr.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const QRCode = require('qrcode');
 const shortid = require('shortid');
-const { verifyToken } = require('../middleware/auth');
+const { verifyToken, requireEmailVerification } = require('../middleware/auth');
 const { Pool } = require('pg');
 
 const pgPool = new Pool({
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ router.get('/:id', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Generate QR Code
-router.post('/generate', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
+router.post('/generate', verifyToken, requireEmailVerification, async (req, res) => {
     const { name, type, dataType, destinationUrl, designData, customSlug, folderId } = req.body;
     const userId = req.user.id;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ router.post('/generate', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Update QR Code (Editable Link / Move Folder / Update Design)
-router.put('/:id', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
+router.put('/:id', verifyToken, requireEmailVerification, async (req, res) => {
     const { name, destinationUrl, shortUrlId, designData, folderId } = req.body;
     const qrId = req.params.id;
     const userId = req.user.id;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ router.put('/:id', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Delete QR Code
-router.delete('/:id', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/:id', verifyToken, requireEmailVerification, async (req, res) => {
     try {
         const result = await pgPool.query('DELETE FROM qr_codes WHERE id = $1 AND user_id = $2 RETURNING id', [req.params.id, req.user.id]);
         if (result.rows.length === 0) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });